Windows 11 release date: Here’s when you can install Microsoft’s free update

© Provided by CNET Windows 11 will start rolling out over the 2021 holidays. Microsoft

Nearly six years on from the release of Windows 10, Microsoft has finally unveiled the Windows 11 operating system, featuring a cleaner, more Mac-like design and some new features. Windows 11 will be available as a free download for existing Windows users this holiday season, according to a Microsoft blog post published after a virtual event on Thursday. 

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Windows 11 will start rolling out over the 2021 holidays.

The free upgrade will begin to roll out to eligible Windows 10 PCs around the holidays, and will continue into 2022, the post said. 

Video: Microsoft Windows 11 Reveal Event – Livestream (CNET)

If you haven’t updated to Windows 10 yet, you can still take advantage of a trick for downloading Windows 10 free that still works. Now would be a good time to make the switch to prepare your machine for the Windows 11 upgrade. 

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